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  • Flowcharts

    Addressing concerns about systematic manipulation of the publication process

    …Practical guidance COPE addresses four areas of concern where editors and publishers need further guidance: how to deal with the practical and administrative burden of collecting the evidence; how to provide timely due process that considers the batch assessment, while also considering the resource impacts and constraints for journals/publishers; the scope of and mechanisms for informa…
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    Peer review manipulation suspected after publication

    COPE's flowchart on what to do if peer review manipulation is suspected after publication. Peer review manipulation suspected after publication
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    Peer review manipulation suspected during the peer review process

    COPE's flowchart on what to do if peer review manipulation is suspected during the peer review process. Peer review manipulation suspected during the peer review process
  • Flowcharts

    Systematic manipulation of the publication process

    Identify potential fraudulent activity and use the flowcharts when handling suspected manipulation. Suggested actions are recommended for each type of suspicious activity. Systematic manipulation of the publication process
  • Flowcharts

    How to recognise potential manipulation of the peer review process

    COPE's guide on how to recognise potential manipulation of the peer review process. It contains details on recognised features or patterns of reviewer activity and best practice recommendations on how to minimise peer review manipulation. How to recognise potential man…
  • Flowcharts

    What to consider when asked to peer review a manuscript

    COPE's guidance on what to consider when you are asked to peer review a manuscript, presented as a flowchart and laying out the steps in the decision process that you might go through to decide whether or not you should accept the request. What to consider when asked t…
  • Flowcharts

    Reviewer suspected to have appropriated an author’s ideas or data

    COPE's guidance as a flowchart on what to do if you suspect a reviewer has appropriated an author’s ideas or data. Reviewer suspected to have appropriated an author's ideas or data
  • Flowcharts

    Arabic: all flowcharts

    …This is all of COPE's flowcharts in Arabic. For the latest version (English language) of this guidance visit https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.2.26. Other languages: Chinese | 
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    Chinese: all flowcharts

    …This is COPE's flowcharts in Chinese For the latest version (English language) of this guidance visit https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.2.26. Other languages: Arabic | 
  • Flowcharts

    Croatian: all flowcharts

    …This is COPE's flowcharts in Croatian For the latest version (English language) of this guidance visit https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.2.26. Other languages: Arabic |
  • Flowcharts

    French: all flowcharts

    …This is COPE's flowcharts in French. For the latest version (English language) of this guidance visit https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.2.26. Other languages: Arabic | 
  • Flowcharts

    Italian: all flowcharts

    …This is COPE's flowcharts in Italian For the latest version (English language) of this guidance visit https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.2.26. Other languages: Arabic | 
  • Flowcharts

    Japanese: all flowcharts

    …This is COPE's flowcharts in Japanese For the latest version (English language) of this guidance visit https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.2.26. Other languages: Arabic | 
  • Flowcharts

    Persian: 14 flowcharts

    …This is COPE's flowcharts in Persian For the latest version (English language) of this guidance visit https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.2.26. Other languages: Arabic | 
  • Flowcharts

    Polish: all flowcharts

    …This is COPE's flowcharts in Polish For the latest version (English language) of this guidance visit https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.2.26. Other languages: Arabic | 
  • Flowcharts

    Turkish: all flowcharts

    …This is COPE's flowcharts in Turkish For the latest version (English language) of this guidance visit https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.2.26. Other languages: Arabic | 
  • Flowcharts

    Spanish: All flowcharts

    …COPE's flowcharts in Spanish For the latest version (English language) of this guidance visit https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.2.26. Other languages: Arabic | 
  • Flowcharts

    All Flowcharts

    …COPE Flowcharts COPE flowcharts offer a step by step process, for practical use on handling different aspects of publication ethics issues.  Allegations of misconduct Reviewer suspected to have appropriated an author’s ideas or data …
  • Guidelines

    Ethics toolkit for a successful editorial office

    …A COPE guide To help ensure the integrity of the scholarly record and the publication process, editorial offices should define and implement best practices in publication ethics. This COPE guide is a comprehensive toolkit that explains expected ethical practices in scholarly publishing, and highlights resources for editorial offices to develop their codes of ethical conduct and practic…
  • Guidelines

    Ethical guidelines for peer reviewers

    Peer review guidelines provide basic principles and standards to which all peer reviewers should adhere during the peer review process in research publication. Peer reviewers play a central and critical part in the peer-review process, but too often come to the role without any guidance and unaware of their ethical obligations. These guidelines are intended to be applied across disciplines. COP…

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